584 Regular meeting of the City Council Austin Texas November 04, 1901 Hon R. B. White mayor presiding Roll Called Present Aldermen Crocken, Davis, Hume, Love, Mortimer, Natschka, Redd, Schneider, Shelley, Shumate, Stumff & Vudit 12 Absent Alderman Gladdox On motion the minutes were approved as recorded by the Clerk, without reading Memorials, Petitions &c By the Mayor - Petition of R. W. Oglesby asking to have Certain found fees refunded. Read and on motion referred to the Committee on claims and accounts. By Alderman Crocken - Petition of Mrs. J. Harrell asking that the sum of $18.75 be refunded to her, this being the amount, less expenses, for which, certain cattle were sold from the Pound. On motion the petition was granted. By Alderman Mortimer - Petition of a R. Patkinins asking to have Certain pound fees paid by him refunded. On motion the petition was referred to the Police Committee The Mayor laid before the Council a Petition from James Byrne asking to have penalties & interest on taxes for 899 remitted. Read on on motion referred to the claims & accounts Committee. By Alderman Crocken Petition of P. W. Maddon asking Correction of his Assessment for the year 1899. Read and referred to the Committee on claims & accounts. By Alderman Shelley Petition of Mrs Lucile Grangen asking that her Assessment for 1899, be Corrected Read and on motion referred to the Committee on Claims & accounts By Alderman Crocken, Petition of Bessie & May Willen asking that Assessments for 1899 & 1900 be Corrected Read and referred to the Committee on Claims & accounts Reports of City officers The Mayor laid before the Council the reports of City officers for the month of Oct 1901, which were on motion referred to their appropriate Committees without reading except the report of the City Treasurer Street Commission, which were read. The following is a synopsis of the reports By the Assessor & Collector of Collections as follows. From General Revenue $4.081.49 " " Dr. Ten Light 194.92 " Interest on old bonds 120.40 School fund 616.74 Referred to Finance Committee --- Page break --- 585 By the City Clerk Total warrants issued against the General fund $5,517.80 Total warrants issued against the Street improvement fund 933.02 Referred to Finance Committee By the Marshal for Sept 1901. Total fines assessed in Mayors Court $460.00 Paid in Cash $347.15 Worked out 71.50 Carried over 35.35- Escaped 7.00 Collected on back fines 53.00 Pound fees Collected 86.00 Burial permits, dead Animals 18.00 By the Marshal for Oct 1901 Total fines assessed in Mayors Court $360.00 Paid in Cash $244.00 Worked out 79.50 Carried over 27.50 Escaped 2.00 Remitted by the Mayor 7.00 Collected on back fines 28.10 Pound fees Collected. 111.00 Burial permits, dead Animals 15.00 Referred to the Police Committee By the Treasurer Cash balance on hand Oct 4th 1901 same fund $ 8,514.84 Recd during the Month 4,081.49 " " $ 12,596.33 Paid Warrants during the month 6,915.44 Balance Nov 4th 1901 $ 5,880.89 Balance Oct 4th 1901. Interest on bonds 149.61 Recd during the month 1,387.82 Paid Warrant 196.10 Balance Nov 4th 1901. in cash 1,841.33 School fund cash bonds Balance Oct 4th 1901 $ 3,434.28 Recd during the Month 751.20 Balance Nov 4th 1901 In cash $ 4,185.48 " " " " bonds (H.D) 10,000.00 Afc interest on sch bonds Balance Oct 4th 1901 $ 7,218.42 Recd during the Month 1,210.00 Balance Nov 4th 1901 In cash $ 8,428.42 " " " wod. bonds $ 9,000.00 Street improvement fund Balance Oct 4th 1901 535.99 Recd during the month 209.07 " " $ 745.06 --- Page break --- 586 Dis bursements Balance Nov 1901 $ 618.17 126.89 _______ Permanent Sinking fund Balance Oct 1901 Recd during the month Balance Nov 1901 Referred to Finance Committee By the City Physician No patients in Hospital Oct 1901. " " " " admitted in " " " 27 " " " " dismissed " " " 25 " " " " deaths " " " 2 " " " " patients remaining " " " 30 " " " " Visits to Hospitals " " " 110 " " " " Prescriptions " " " 327 " " " " Cases Female reported " " " 12 Referred to Hospital Committee By the City Sexton Total No Deaths Oct 1901 30 White 29. Colored 1 Male 19 Female 11 Referred to Cemetery Committee By the Engineer report Commisioner Amount paid for Street work during Oct 1901 $ 617.45 Referred to Street Committee Report of Standing Committees Police Com Aldnman Shelley for the Police Committee to whom was report on Pet referred the Petition of Mrs E.H. Sullivan, for refunding Pound Mrs E.H. Sullivan Fees, presented a report recommending that the petition be granted. On motion the report was adopted. New Business Communication By Alderman Crovoke, Communication from the Committee from Committe Approved by the Council to adjust the bonded debt of the on bonded debt City of Austin, asking the Council to repeal the ordinance passed Oct 21, 1901, providing for the issuance of Refunding bonds, and to pass a new Ordinance on the subject, with some additions. Ordnance By Alderman Crovoke An ordinance to repeal an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to provide for the issuance of refunding bonds of the City of Austin for the purpose of refunding its bonded debt, And to provide for the assessment and Collection of a Tax sufficient to pay the interest thereon and to create an Annual sinking fund of Two per centum (2%) of the principal thereof" Passed October 21, 1901, and approved October 23, 1901. The ordinance was read three times and passed under --- Page break --- Suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Crooker Davis Hume Low Mortimer Witschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Welsh 12 Nays None By Alderman Crooker An ordinance to provide for the issuance of Refunding bonds of the City of Austin for the purpose of refunding its bonded debt, and to provide for the Assessment and Collection of a tax sufficient to pay the interest thereon, and to create an Annual Sinking fund of two per centum (2%) of the principal thereof. The ordinance was read the first time and on motion the rule was suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Crooker Davis Hume Low Mortimer Witschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Welsh 11 Nays Alderman Strumpff 1 The ordinance was read the second time Alderman Schneider Moved to amend the ordinance by striking out all of Section 16. after the word "outstanding" in Line 5 Page 11. The Amendment was lost by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Hume Schneider Strumpff 3 Nays Alderman Crooker Davis Low Mortimer Nitschke Redd Shelley Shumate Welsh X On motion the rule was suspended and the ordinance placed on its third reading and final passage by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Crooker Davis Hume Low Mortimer Witschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Welsh 11 Nays Alderman Strumpff 1 The ordinance was then read the third time and passed By Alderman Shumate An ordinance appropriating the sum of $2000. for the purpose of advancing that amount to the Water, Light-Power Commission on account of Water Light to be furnished for public use. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Crooker Davis Hume Low Mortimer Witschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Strumpff Welsh 12 Nays None By Alderman Shumate An ordinance appropriating the sum of $51.65. to pay for services rendered at the Robinson Fire. The ordinance was read the first time and a motion Made to suspend the rule and place the ordinance on its second reading when motion was lost by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Crooker Davis Low Mortimer Nitschke Shelley Shumate Welsh 9 Nays Alderman Hume Redd Schneider 3 By Alderman Hume An ordinance appropriating the sum --- Page break --- 588 Salaries of of $240. for the purpose of praying the Salaries of dog Catchers Dog Catchers for the Months of Aug. Sept & Oct 1901. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote Yeas Alderman Brooken Davis Hume Low Wartimen Nitschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Stumpff Tulit- 12 Nays None Extra labor- By Alderman Nitschke An ordinance appropriating the sum & Teams of $300. to pay for extra labor & teams. The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Brooken Davis Hume Low Wartimen Nitschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Stumpff Tulit- 12 Nays None Improvements By Alderman Shumate An ordinance appropriating the & 6th Street sum of $500. for the purpose of improving 6th Street The ordinance was read the first time and on motion was referred to the street Committee Alderman Schneider moved to reconsider the vote by which the Dog tax upon Council refused to suspend the rule and put the ordinance Robinson fine appropriating the sum of $57.65 to pay for labor at the Robinson passed. fine on its second reading, which motion was adopted. The ordinance was then passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Brooken Davis Hume Low Wartimen Nitschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Stumpff Tulit- 12 Nays None Cemetery lot By Alderman Tulit An ordinance amending Section 2 of An Ord. amended ordinance entitled "An ordinance providing for the Survey of lots in the Austin City Cemetery and prescribing regulations for the sale thereof by the City of Austin The ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Brooken Davis Hume Low Wartimen Nitschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Stumpff Tulit- 12 Nays None Alderman Tulit Alderman Shelley moved that the Assessor & Collector be authorized to authorized to employ three additional Clerks to assist in appoint 3 add. making up tax receipts for the Year 1901. at a salary of not exceeding $75.00 per Month each, which motion prevailed. By Alderman Johnson An ordinance appropriating the sum of $ 1718.79. to pay approved accounts. The ordinance was read the first time, and on motion the rule was suspended and the ordinance placed on its second reading by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Brooken Davis Hume Low Wartimen Nitschke Redd Schneider Shelley Shumate Stumpff Tulit- 12 Nays None --- Page break --- The ordinance was read the second Time Alderman Crooker moved to amend by adding "to pay the claim of Mrs. A.B. Carroll $18.75" which motion prevailed. Alderman Read moved to amend by adding "Pound fee refunded to Mrs Sullivan" which amendment was adopted. The Ordinance as Amended was then passed under suspension of the rule by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Crooker Davis Hume Low Mortimer Nitwka Read Schneider Shelley Shumate Stumpf Threat Nays None By Alderman Nitwka An Ordinance appropriating the sum of $248.61 to pay approved accounts street deptThe ordinance was passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Crooker Davis Hume Low Mortimer Nitwka Read Schneider Shelley Shumate Stumpf Threat Nays None On motion of Pratt and Graves and County Judge Leo Calhoun were invited to address the Council on the Small Tax situation, after which Alderman Mortimer moved that a Committee of three be appointed by the Mayor, who with the Mayor as Chairman, confer with the Commissioners Court of Travis County and the City and County Payman as to the best means of straightening out Small Tax On Motion the Council adjourned Geo. S. Johnson City Clerk